Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

Providence Medical Group, Spokane, WA

Last updated: 12/27/2024

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 0
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 2
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: Other: Primary Care Clinic
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 25% Inpatient / 75% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Preliminary
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 714166)
• Program Inception: 2025
• Application Deadline: 1/6/25
• Starting Date: 6/30/25
• Estimated Stipend: $77,968.80
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Full Support
• Fringe Benefits: Financial support for required professional meeting attendance. Excellent benefits provided through Washington State University including medical, dental, and vision. Residents receive basic life insurance along with long-term disability free of charge.
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: No

Special Requirements for Application

• PharmD
• Completion of PGY1 Residency OR equivalent experience
• Eligible for state licensure
• College transcripts
• Curriculum vitae
• Letters of recommendation (3)
• GRE
• US Citizenship

PGY2 Rotations offered

• Administration
• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Chronic, intermediate, or extended inpatient psychiatry
• Developmental disabilities
• Forensic psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Pain management
• Substance abuse
• Other: Teaching

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: Yes, Required
• PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Required
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features: Residents can obtain their teaching certificate if not obtained previously. Residents will have the opportunity to provide formal psychopharmacotherapy lectures to WSU college of pharmacy students during their Teaching rotation. Residents will also be involved in a variety of community outreach opportunities focused on individual and group education. The program is structured to have dedicated time each week to focus on and support BCPP exam preparation.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 3 BCPPs, 3 Other Pharmacists, 1 Non-Pharmacists

Program Philosophy

Our program is designed to provide intensive training through a variety of learning experiences aimed at preparing residents to independently formulate comprehensive and integrated care plans for patients diagnosed with behavioral health and neurologic disorders. Our residents will gain in-depth clinical knowledge through direct patient care of adult and pediatric patients. Residents who successfully complete our program will be prepared for board certification in psychiatric pharmacy and for a position as a psychiatric clinical pharmacy specialist.

Site Special Features

This program is a primary care residency in which the residents will conduct and manage patient care visits in the outpatient setting. The program combines partnership with the WSU college of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Providence Medical Group.